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Post by epaul on Feb 28, 2024 11:09:18 GMT -5
Morning.
A quick return of winter. 6" of snow sculpted into wind-swept drifts; a three-foot deep example of which covers most of my front sidewalk, something Chomper and I will have to attend to before the mail carrier arrives. (the drift she had to wade through yesterday during the height of the storm (40 mph wind-driven horizontal snow). Not a good day to be delivering mail.
They call these events "Whiplash" blizzards, a rapid turn from pleasant to deadly (55 degrees to -5; no wind, no snow to 50 mph winds with mounting drifts of blowing snow and zero visibility in open country. In days of yore, they were deadly surprises blasting out of the north burying the clear blue with blinding snow and deadly cold. Now, all knew this was coming a couple days ahead of time and schools were closed with services girded and at the ready.
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Post by epaul on Feb 27, 2024 19:57:01 GMT -5
I decided to test the "driver assist" and "navigation" features of my Honda the other day, so I took a little ten minute nap on my way to Warren. Car worked perfectly without me. Woke up with the car sitting patiently outside the school tuned to my favorite radio station. Pretty cool beans!
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Post by epaul on Feb 27, 2024 17:03:44 GMT -5
Oh, and as I recall your preference from the last IJ I was at...
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Post by epaul on Feb 27, 2024 16:55:06 GMT -5
Something else for the eclipse: and
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Post by epaul on Feb 27, 2024 12:40:48 GMT -5
You will have to pry my Kindle from my cold, dead, hands. Or make me a great offer.
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Post by epaul on Feb 27, 2024 12:35:13 GMT -5
Yep, we gots us a little blizzard up here. Schools closed, band practice cancelled, cat pissed. It's nice in the house, though.
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Post by epaul on Feb 26, 2024 16:57:11 GMT -5
Ok, so the Lightning has a few towing shortcomings, you only have to shell out around $90,000 for a nice one, so, what's a few shortcomings like range, convenience, and cost per mile?
Plus, you can use it to power your home in the event of a power outage if you opt for Ford's "Home Charging" package, a mere $5,000 for the three box system plus installation... provided your garage has a box and is wired for 220, that is (if not, add another grand or two). Granted, you will be left with a dead pickup and no way to charge it if the outage lasts a couple days, but there is no reason to go anywhere if the power is out, no fun in that.
And if it doesn't work out, the resale value should be sky high, the internet is filled with positive owner reviews. For a twenty-mile trip, you just can't beat it!
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Post by epaul on Feb 26, 2024 10:41:33 GMT -5
Morning.
Nice right now. Canada is coming.
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Post by epaul on Feb 25, 2024 17:44:23 GMT -5
I had trouble reading early on, but then mid-way through 1st grade my folks got me my first smartphone, and it had the most amazing reading app on it! By the end of the year, I was fluent in three languages (which landed me my first job at age 7 teaching English as a second language during summer school).
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Post by epaul on Feb 25, 2024 13:49:23 GMT -5
...I drove a Tesla the other day. Was first in line at a red light. Stepped on the gas as it turned green, and my head snapped back and I was shoved hard back into the chair. I was surprised and pleased. That was fun. Fun... until you discover you need to buy a new set of tires every 6-7 thousand miles... at up to $450 per tire.
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Post by epaul on Feb 25, 2024 12:06:12 GMT -5
But for the wing bars, she could nearly pass for a female goldfinch. Ok, a pretty big but. They do share size a color and fall in that "subtle beauty" category, along with the female cardinal.
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Post by epaul on Feb 25, 2024 11:03:47 GMT -5
Don't know, but I know what I would do, and what I would encourage every postal carrier I knew to do, and what I would encourage everyone on sympathetic terms with their mail carrier to do...
Each and every participant in this scheme noble effort is to order 50 packages from Amazon each and every day... and set up a return for each and every one as soon as possible. Create a blizzard of Amazon packages flooding Warsaw: order/return, order/return, order/return. Include fictitious addresses that require some driving around in easy circles before returning to sender. The Count will go through the roof.
VERY IMPORTANT: only order small, light, easy to pack and carry packages (e.g. toothbrushes, paper clips, pencils, dental floss)
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Post by epaul on Feb 24, 2024 11:46:01 GMT -5
Morning.
Sunny and will hit mid-40s.
Casper and I will tackle the three-mile loop today.
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Post by epaul on Feb 24, 2024 11:14:07 GMT -5
I was there in 1978. And the folks in Clapham Common were still talking about you. "That Place" as they referred to it.
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Post by epaul on Feb 24, 2024 11:07:51 GMT -5
Elkhart, Indiana, home of Bach and Conn-Selmer, is the Mecca of American band instruments, past and present.
For non-brass people, Bach = Martin, Conn = Gibson, and King = Fender. Revered giants of the past and still notable in the present.
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Post by epaul on Feb 23, 2024 19:54:01 GMT -5
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Post by epaul on Feb 23, 2024 19:36:39 GMT -5
For our college term abroad, we were living in Clapham, on the south side of London... I stayed in Clapham South when I student taught in London. I would board the tube in Clapham Common (a short walk) and zip my way to Knightsbridge every morning (it was a toney school). I would pick up a Scotch egg, a coffee, and a Herald Tribune for the ride.
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Post by epaul on Feb 23, 2024 14:26:27 GMT -5
There are studies that indicate that the playing of a fairly steady stream of trombone etudes through the computer's sound system decreased system crashes and communication glitches and increased user productivity.
At least, there must be. Several, I'm sure.
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Post by epaul on Feb 23, 2024 12:44:54 GMT -5
... Hopefully, my tech-savvy son can arrange the computers for me at home. I have found that if you arrange your computers side by side it will help with tasks that involve two computers. It will take up more desk space, but that is a worthy sacrifice if it means not having to get up and run across to the other side of the room every few minutes. I have other home workstation tips, if you're interested. For instance, do you have a favorite color?
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Post by epaul on Feb 23, 2024 12:07:52 GMT -5
Mowrning.
Just heard on CNN that Indiana leads the nation in the production of popcorn, gourds, and ducks. No mention of squirrel. Still, pretty impressive.
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